Capital markets news | Thu 23 Apr 2026
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Global supply of memory chips
The AI boom overwhelms shared supply chains, comprising silicon wafers, chemicals and advanced nodes, causing HBM prioritisation to inflate all memory prices. DDR5 spot prices are already up 4 times while non-volatile flash memory (NAND and SSD) doubled since 2025, as manufacturers chase high-end contracts over consumer volume.
Equity
- Malaysia positioned to capture opportunities amid energy investment shift Edge NST Star
- Institutional sell-off unlikely to rattle KLCI; SC stress test shows 6.35% downside cap Edge
- SC says sudden and large-scale exit of foreign funds unlikely Edge
- Malaysia needs to take urgent steps to boost quality, scale of large-cap stocks — SC Edge
- SC targets higher MSCI Index weight for Malaysia through ‘My Value Up’ programme Edge
- ‘My Value Up’ guidelines may turn mandatory if listed firms fail to improve, says SC Edge
- Temasek’s Azalea plans evergreen private equity fund, CEO says Edge
- Indonesia bourse to remove tightly held firms from some indices Edge
- Vingroup plans taxi IPO, scraps LNG power plant project Edge
- Tencent, Alibaba in talks to invest in DeepSeek at over USD20b valuation Edge NST
- China’s ‘national team’ cut ETF stakes below 20% disclosure mark Edge
- Sinopec unit sells CATL shares for about USD770m, term sheet shows Edge
- Big Short investor Michael Burry just repeated shorts are not forever Yahoo
- OpenAI in talks to commit up to USD1.5b to private equity JV Edge
- HIVE, Keel push deeper into AI data centres with capital raise, asset sale Coindesk
Debt
- AmBank provides RM102.4m financing for Gajahsuria’s Perak solar project Edge NST Star
- Unravelling hedge fund trade derails boom in Taiwan convertibles Edge
- Indian funds buy 30-year bonds as local play against Iran war Edge
- Blackstone’s AirTrunk plans its first data centre-backed bond Edge
- Moody’s lowers New Zealand outlook to ‘negative’ on fiscal risks Edge
- Trump administration nears deal to rescue Spirit Airlines Edge Yahoo
- Washington eyes dollar lifeline for UAE amid Hormuz oil supply shock Yahoo
Commodities
- Malaysia offers rare earths alternative to China Edge
- Italian firm Eni announces ‘giant’ Geliga gas discovery Star
- Oil prices rise despite US-Iran ceasefire extension Mail NST Star Yahoo
- Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz after Trump halts attacks Edge Yahoo
- Asian shipowners to cross Hormuz before Western firms, executives say Edge
- US says no deadline for Iran proposal amid Hormuz standoff Yahoo
- Trump weighs shipping waiver renewal to ease oil, gas prices Edge
- Russia caps fertiliser exports until Dec in global crunch Edge
- Iran war conflict could create systemic gas demand destruction, says top sector official Edge
- How the Iran war oil and gas supply shock compares with past disruptions Edge
Digital assets
- North Korea tied to heists worth USD578m in Apr after Kelp DAO exploit Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin tops USD79k as crypto rally gathers steam Coindesk
- The signal bitcoin momentum traders have been waiting for is here Coindesk
- Bitcoin Bull Score hits 6-month high as 2022 bear-market fears linger Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin rises on optimism over Trump’s extended Iran ceasefire Edge
- US admiral calls Bitcoin an instrument for US ‘power projection’ Cointelegraph
- Crypto billionaire sues Trump-linked project alleging extortion Edge
- Banks seek to slow down implementation of stablecoin oversight Coindesk Cointelegraph
- USD292m Kelp DAO exploit shows crypto bridges are industry’s weakest links Coindesk
- Kalshi flags more insider trading cases Coindesk
- How to fix suspected insider trading on Polymarket and Kalshi Cointelegraph
- UK FCA raids 8 illegal peer-to-peer trading hubs Coindesk
- How UK investors can avoid paying duty on crypto investments Coindesk
- Russia advances crypto bill that could pave way for criminal penalties Cointelegraph
M&A
- Affin Bank completes RM50m acquisition of Pheim Asset Management Edge NST
- YTL Cement issues offer document for Concrete Engineering takeover offer NST Star
- Kumpulan Jetson revives unit sale with RM15.8m disposal Edge Star
- JAG Capital sells 30% stake in Sarawak-based oil palm firm for RM44.3m Edge Star
- HSBC is said to shortlist Allianz, Sumitomo for Singapore insurer Edge
- Exxon Mobil said to consider sale of Hong Kong gas stations Edge
- Getty Images downgraded on weaker liquidity, merger uncertainty Edge
Malaysia
- BNM: Malaysia’s international reserves rises to USD128.8b at mid-Apr Edge NST Star
- Capital market reforms on track under 5-year masterplan amid uncertainties NST
- SC: Capital market resilient in 2025 despite volatile global landscape NST Star
- SC flags rising regional competition as risk to FCPO global benchmark status Edge
- SC posts largest operating deficit in over a decade of RM66.61m in 2025 Edge
- SC ‘quietly confident’ of avoiding losses after fee revamp, says chairman Edge
- US-Iran conflict prompts review of 13MP, Budget 2026 Edge
- Global energy crisis may normalise faster than Covid-19 impact: Affin chief economist NST
- Audit watchdog sanctioned three firms, eight auditors for non-compliance in 2025 Edge
- SC had 64 active probes at end-2025 Edge
- Mayu Global’s accounts fully unfrozen after money laundering probe Edge Star
- SC chairman says ‘corporate mafia’ claims mostly criminal, outside its scope Edge NST
- SC reviewing laws to close loopholes, improve conviction rate Star
- Forest City still drawing strong interests from family office, says SC Edge
- TotalEnergies eyes 2027 decision on landmark Malaysia-Japan carbon link Edge
- Selangor mulls seawater desalination plant — exco Edge
- Kelantan denies RM5.5b solar project application, approval NST
Other markets
- Over half of Singapore SMEs see local sales drop amid conflict NST
- Indonesia’s central bank holds key rate, vows further FX intervention Edge Star
- Japan’s exports expand 11.7% in Mar on brisk demand, higher prices Edge
- SK Hynix to invest USD13b in new South Korea plant to meet AI memory demand Edge
- RBA is monitoring Anthropic’s Mythos AI over cyberattack fears Edge
- Fed rate cut pushed back to late 2026 on war-related inflation risks: Reuters poll Yahoo
- Trump’s pick for US Fed chair says he won’t be a puppet Mail
- US warns it will run out of money to pay airport security workers in coming weeks Edge
- Supply crunch threatens US need for 106 gigawatts of new power Edge
- UK inflation rises to 3.3% as Iran war impact begins to hit Edge Yahoo
- Bank of England ‘flying blind’ on inflation Yahoo
- UK consumers turn gloomiest about economy since records began in 1978 Edge